Conversation: 285-016
Prev: 285-015 Next: 285-017Start Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 2:30 PM
End Date: Thursday, October 7, 1971 4:16 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Moynihan, Daniel P.; White House operator; Mitchell, John N.; Burns, Arthur F.; Safire, William L.; Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan); Acker, Marjorie P.Recording Device: Old Executive Office Building
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 01:24:05
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 02:58:32
NARA Description:
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Daniel P. Moynihan, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Arthur F. Burns, William L. Safire, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:30 am to 12:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 285-16
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 10:30 am - 12:16 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Briefings
William L. Safire
-Speech draft
-Letters
-Daughters
News summary
-Broadcasting magazine
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-Television viewers
-William L. Calley, Jr.
The President talked with Daniel P. Moynihan between 10:32 am and 10:58 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16A]
[See Conversation No. 10-116]
[End of telephone conversation]
Letter
-Blacks
Conversation with Moynihan
-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success
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-Intellect
-IQ
-Requirement for success
-College boards
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
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Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Newsday story
-White House response
-Fisher Roland sale, 1969
-President’s involvement
-Appraised value of sale to government
-Army Corps of Engineers
-George A. Smathers
-Key Biscayne house
-President’s purchase
-Investigation
-William Moyers
-Otis Chandler
-[Unintelligible name]
Los Angeles Times
-Immigration Service
-Romana A. Banuelos
-Confirmation hearings
-The President's attitude toward
-Haldeman's plan toward
-Illegal Mexican aliens
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 10:58 am and
11:07 am and asked for John N. Mitchell.
[Conversation No. 285-16B]
[See Conversation No. 10-117]
[End of telephone conversation]
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
-Chandler
-Income tax
The President talked with Mitchell between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16C]
[See Conversation No. 10-118]
[End of telephone conversation]
Los Angeles Times
-Illegal aliens
-San Clemente
-Coast Guard
-Contractor's crew
Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS]
-[Forename unknown] Rosenberg
-Los Angeles
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:08 am and
11:10 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16D]
[See Conversation No. 10-119]
[End of telephone conversation]
Rosenberg
-Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] morning news
-Banuelos
-Illegal aliens
-Raymond F. Farrell
-INS
-Comments to press
-San Clemente property
-Illegal aliens
-John W. Dean, III
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
The President talked with John N. Mitchell between 11:10 am and 11:13 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16E]
[See Conversation No. 10-120]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mitchell
-Farrell
-Rosenberg
-Banuelos
-Mattel Toys
-Elliot Hamburger
-Ruth Hamburger
-Possible Federal action
The President's instructions
-Los Angeles Times
-John B. Connally
-Dean
-Norman Chandler
-Otis Chandler
-New York Times
-Los Angeles Times
-John D. Ehrlichman [?]
-INS
-Charles W. Colson
-George P. Shultz
-Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS]
-Opposition to the President
-Jews
-Democrats
-Colson’s efforts
Frederic V. Malek
-Otis Chandler
Newsday story on Rebozo
-Instructions for treatment of story
-White House response
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
-Comments
-Financial statements
-Effect on Rebozo
-George A. Smathers
-Otis Chandler
-San Bernardino Sun
Arthur F. Burns talked with the President between 11:19 am and 11:24 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16F]
[See Conversation No. 10-121]
[End of telephone conversation]
William L. Safire entered at 11:20 am.
Speech draft
Burns committee
Safire left at 11:25 am.
Newsday story on Rebozo
-The President's financial status
-1961-1969
-Net worth
-Law form income
-San Clemente
-Forthcoming telephone call to Rebozo
-Haldeman
-White House response
-Smathers
Social Security
Newspaper backing
-1962 California gubernatorial election [?]
Banuelos [?]
-CBS
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
-Broadcasting magazine
Congress
-The President's efforts
Colson
-CBS coverage
-Cambodia
-Walter L. Cronkite, Jr.
-Vietnam election
-Nguyen Van Thieu
-Communists
CBS radio program "Capitol Cloakroom"
-Hugh Scott's appearance
-Comment on Edward M. Kennedy's statement
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
Kennedy
-Colson's office
-Mail
Key Biscayne [?]
-Robert H. Abplanalp [?]
Allen S. Drury's book, Courage and Hesitation
-Sales
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
-Reactions
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Drury
-Ziegler
-Unknown photographer
-Ziegler and Drury
-Herbert G. Klein
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-Press
-View of the President
-Kennedy
-Press
-Drury’s view
-Ziegler
-Look magazine
-Excerpts
Press
-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
-The President's relationship
Drury
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Drury
-The President
-Rose Mary Woods
-Arthur F. Burns
-Murray M. Chotiner
The President's schedule
-October 16, 1971
-Camp David
-Helen Thomas
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
-Tricia Nixon Cox
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:24 am and
11:51 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16G]
[See Conversation No. 10-122]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mrs. Nixon's schedule
The President talked with Mrs. Nixon between 11:51 am and 11:56 am.
[Conversation No. 285-16H]
[See Conversation No. 10-123; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]
[End of telephone conversation]
Mrs. Nixon's schedule
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-Thomas
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Departure for People's Republic of China [PRC]
-The President's rule on blacks and Jews
-Order of the Sons of Italy
-Marconi Award for the President
-John A. Volpe
-Emilio Colombo [Aldo Moro]
-Personal presentation
-Elmer H. Bobst
-Schedule
-Cancer charity event
-New York, November 9, 1971
-Connally and Kissinger
-Robert S. McNamara
The President talked with White House operator at an unknown time between 11:56 am and
12:01 pm.
[Conversation No. 285-16I]
[See Conversation No. 10-124]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Press [?]
-Columbus Day
The President talked with William L. Safire between 12:01 pm and 12:02 pm.
[Conversation No. 285-16J]
[See Conversation No. 10-125]
[End of telephone conversation]
-Washington Redskins-Houston Oilers game
-George E. Allen
-World Series
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)
-Baltimore
-Sports Illustrated
-Pittsburgh Pirates
-Attendance at game
-Editorial writers group
-Possible visit by the President
-Contact with the President
-Press conferences
-Speech writers
Press
-[Forename unknown] Goldstein
-Banuelos
-Elliot L. Richardson [?]
-Forthcoming White House event
The President's schedule
-Al Smith dinner
-1971 attendance
-1972
-President
--Hubert H. Humphrey
The President's schedule
-New York
-Waldorf ballroom
-Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties
-Optimists dinner
-Gridiron dinner
-Knights of Columbus
-Italians
-Woods
-Safire
Marjorie P. Acker entered at 12:15 pm.
Speech
-Delivery of text
Haldeman and Acker left at 12:16 pm.
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Conv. No. 285-16 (cont.)